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Dennis Preston

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Competitions Won

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1966

Playing Career Statistics

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Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 1 79 5 84 22-22 234     - - - 534 - - - 45 33 6 53.57% List
NRL Finals - 4 - 4 1-1 8     - - - 19 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
Preseason Cup - 10 6 16 2-2 25     - - - 56 - - - 7 9 - 43.75% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  89 11 100 24-24 259     - - - 590 - - - 52 42 6 52.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St GeorgeSt George 19661966 NSWRFL   6 - 6--- 19     - - - 38 - - - 3 3 - 50.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19671967 NSWRFL   23 1 246-6 73     - - - 164 - - - 16 7 1 66.67% List
St GeorgeSt George 19681968 NSWRFL   24 - 247-7 83     - - - 187 - - - 14 7 3 58.33% List
St GeorgeSt George 19691969 NSWRFL   10 1 112-2 16     - - - 38 - - - 6 5 - 54.55% List
St GeorgeSt George 19701970 NSWRFL   3 2 52-2 4     - - - 14 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19711971 NSWRFL   3 1 44-4 6     - - - 24 - - - 2 1 1 50.00% List
BalmainBalmain 19721972 NSWRFL   10 - 101-1 33     - - - 69 - - - 2 7 1 20.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St George 1966-71   69 5 74 21-21 201     - - - 465 - - - 43 26 5 58.11% List
Balmain 1972   10 - 10 1-1 33     - - - 69 - - - 2 7 1 20.00% List

Your Say

  • rick henry
    9 Apr 2017 5:53pm

    hello dennis ,we played together at mortdale 1957 and 1958. congrats on your footy past

  • Anonymous
    4 Aug 2018 11:30pm

    I remember admiring Dennis Preston when I was a youngster. Loved him and St George. Still do these days.

  • SteveS
    23 Aug 2020 12:06pm

    Dennis Preston had a unique goal kicking style and I am amazed it has not made League Highlight reels over the years, In my 66 years I have never seen it equalled by any other goal kicker. Dennis used to place the ball vertically when kicking for goal & somehow he managed to make it spin vertically through the air, which is the only explanation for the amazing feat achieved not once but twice, once at Jubilee oval, I can not recall which other ground, when taking a place kick for goal the ball hit the right upright then flew directly across to hit the left upright & bounced into the in goal zone for 2 points...I have always thought that doing this twice at different games was truely remarkable & worthy of a mention in the anals of rugby league history. Remarkably, Dennis finished his League career having scorred 534 points (some for Balmain in his last year) - never scoring a field goal.

  • Max Gleeson
    4 Aug 2022 10:10pm

    I remember a game against the Rabbits in 1968 at the SCG. He made a break up the middle and kept turning from side to side turning Eric Simms around and around.. He played so well that year at fullback, with Langlands in the centre position

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